Chapter Twenty: Welcome to the City of Atlantis

In the darkness Rourke lit a match as he looked around "Alright who's not dead sound off"

"Uh!"

"UGH!"

"OW!"

"AH!"

"Aubrey give me a damage report" Rourke turning on a head light to one of the broken vehicles.

"Now as bad as it could have been be totaled rigs two and seven but the digger looks like it will still run lucky for us we landed on something soft" Aubrey said.

"This is ash, we are standing at the base of a dormant volcano" Mole said as Helga launched a flare in the air as it travel up.

"It just keeps going" Helga said.

"Maybe that's our ticket out of here" Vinny said as they saw the flare it a sealed top.

"Maybe not" Helga said.

"The magma as solidified the bowls of the volcano, blocking the exit" Mole said.

"I got the same problem with sour crop" Packard said.

"Hold on back up! Are you saying this whole volcano could blow up at anytime?" Sweet said.

"No no no that would take an explosive force of great magnitude" Mole said as they all looked at Vinny who was making a bomb with a broken clock strapped to several sticks of dynamite.

"Maybe I should do this later huh?" Vinny said.

"You think?" Max said.

"If we could blow the top off of that thing we would have a straight shot to the surface, Mr. Thatch what do you think?" Rourke said as they didn't hear him reply and saw he was nowhere to be seen, "Mister Thatch?"

"Jason?" Max said seeing Jason was gone as well.

"Ugh!" Jason grunted as he awoke and tried to get up as he grunted when he felt a painful shot in his leg and turned around to see his leg was broken, "ah!" he yelled as he heard voice and looked over to see three people in mask looking at him and Milo who was lying in a rock out cold and speak a forging language.

"Milo!" Jason grunted as one of the mask beings approached and looked at the cut on Milo arm as the mask warrior pulled off the mask to reveal a beautiful white haired woman that looked to be in her twenties with blue with and had a strange blue tattoo on her cheek and hand a glowing blue gem on her neck.

The woman then touched the cut with her crystal and touched her hand over it as it glowed blue as she pulled her hand away leaving a glowing blue handprint as it faded away along with Milo cut as she approached Jason and pulled up his pant leg and touch the gem to his leg and pressed her hand down on it as Jason grunted as she pulled it away and Jason left his leg heal and the pain from before vanish as she smiled at Milo and Jason and pulled the mask down.

"A heart of pure light again" Jason said out loud from sensing the woman heart they then heard the digger rumbling as the three Atlatians ran.

"Hey wait!" Milo yelled as he and Jason ran after them.

"Milo wait!" Jason yelled.

"Who are you!" Milo called as they headed towards a light as they ran out of the cave and onto grass, "hey wait a minute! Who are you?!" Milo called as they saw a waterfall as the digger drove in as Milo and Jason eyes widen at the sight below as the other joined in as their eyes widen and jaws dropped as ahead of them was a massive waterfall and in the water above was a city.

"Sweet mother of Jefferson Davis!" Cookie said.

"It's beautiful!" Aubrey said.

"Milo I got to hand it to you, you really came through" Sweet said as they heard a screech as the mask Atlatians came down and surrounded them pointing their spheres at them.

"I take that back" Sweet said.

"How are they!?" Jason said summoning his two keyblades.

"Holy cats, who are these guys?" Rourke asked.

"They got to be Atlatins!" Milo said.

"What?! That's impossible" Helga said.

"I've seen this back in the Dakota they can smell fear just by looking at you so keep quite" Cookie said.

The woman then spoke as the others all just stared as she spoke a different language.

"I think it's talking to you" Mole said to Milo.

"Uh" Milo said as he began to try and speak their language as the woman pulled off her mask as she spoke a different language as Milo struggled to speak it as they spoke three languages as Milo asked if she spoke French.

"Parlez-vous français?"

"Oui monsieur" Kida said.

"They speak my language! Excusez-moi mademoiselle" Mole said as he began to whispered in her ear as her eyes widen before she punched Mole in the face.

"Oh I like her!" Sweet said.

"About time someone hit him I'm sorry it wasn't me" Audrey said as the Atlatins removed their masks to welcome their guests.

"Amazing" Jason said.

"How do they know all these languages?" Aubrey asked.

"Their language must be based on a root dialect it's just like the tower of babble" Milo said.

"Well maybe English is in there somewhere" Rourke said pushing Milo out of the way, "we are explores from the surface world we come in peace."

"Welcome to the City of Atlantis, come you must speak with my father now" Kida said taking Milo hand.

"Yikes" Jason said looking down the bridge leading to the island and saw magma down below.

'Where have I read about this? A heart of pure light I remember hearing that somewhere but where?' Jason thought.

"Whoa this place is amazing!" Max said as they reached the palace and entered the king throne room and were maze to see a massive statue with water coming from the statue behind the king throne and plant, flowers and water with oddly placed tiles in front of him as Princess Kida lead them to him.

"Greeting your highness, I have brought the visitors" Kida said in Atalntian as everyone but Milo didn't understand what she said as she bowed.

"You know the law Kida, no outsiders may see the city and live" King Kashekim Nedakh said as Milo bowed like Kida did as Max and Jason did the same no wanting to offend the old king.

"Father these people may be able to help us" Kida said as Milo began to write in his note book.

"What are they saying?" Jason asked.

"We do not need their help" King Kashekim Nedakh said.

"But father" Kida said.

"That is enough we will discuss this later."

"This isn't looking good" Milo said.

"Your majesty on behalf of my crew may I say it is an honor to be welcomed to your city" Rourke said.

"Uh excuse me commander" Milo whispered.

"You presume much to think you are welcome here" King Kashekim Nedakh said in perfect English.

"Sir we have come a long way looking-"

"I know what you seek" the King said cutting him off, "and you will not find it here your journey has been in vain."

"We are peaceful explores men of science" Rourke said as the king chuckled.

"And yet you bring weapons" he said gesturing to the gun on Rourke side.

"Our weapons allow us to remove obstacles we may encounter."

"Some obstacles cannot be removed with a mere show of force" King Kashekim Nedakh said taking his staff and standing up, "return to your people you must leave Atlantis, at once."

"Your majesty be reasonable" Rourke said.

"Sir" Milo said.

"Not now son" Rourke said.

"Trust me on this, we better do as he says" Milo said.

"May I respectfully request that we stay one night sir that will give us time to rest, resupply and be ready to travel by morning" Rourke said.

"Very well, one night that is all" King Kashekim Nedakh said.

"Well thank you your majesty" Rourke said as hey began to leave as Milo looked back to see Kida sigh.

"Young man" King Kashekim Nedakh said, "you the one with the armor on his arm."

"Me your majesty?" Jason said pointing to himself.

"Please stay" he said as the others were escorted out as the palace doors closed, "approach."

"Is there something wrong your majesty?" Jason asked approached as he bowed.

"I was told earlier before your arrival you wield a unique weapon, the keyblade" King Kashekim Nedakh said.

"Huh!" Jason gasped as he looked up "How did you know about the keyblade your majesty?"

"I know much about the keyblade, may I see it?"

"Of course" Jason said standing as he summoned both his keyblades in both hands.

"Two, tell me why is a key bearer from another world doing here in this world? As the key bearer, you must already know one must not meddle in the affairs of other worlds."

"I know that sir but-"

"You have violated this very law the key bearer shatters peace and brings ruin."

"That's not true!" Jason yelled raising his voice as he stood, "I know I am supposed to leave the worlds alone but, I've meet so many amazing people so far just from traveling to new worlds, I am only trying to protect the worlds from the Unversed that's been showing up in them, I would never use my keyblade to hurt anyone or to harm a world."

"Unversed? You speak of the strange creatures that appeared?"

"They're here too?" Jason said.

"Yes, a masked boy also wielding a keyblade brought those abominations here."

"That masked boy? He was here? Please your majesty if you would please allow me to handle your Unversed problem, I have the only weapon that can slay them and if I find the keyhole they should all but disappear forever" Jason said.

"The keyhole? I am sorry but we do not know where it is now, it was lost during the great destruction of out city it is lost just like the rest of the city was" King Kashekim Nedakh said.

"But it has to be still here I will find it" Jason said.

"You have one day, to find the keyhole and to destroy these Unversed as you call them."

"Thank you your majesty I will not fail you" Jason said bowing as he left as the doors opened as he stepped out as the closed behind him as Jason ran to catch up with the others.

IIIIIIII

"So had did it go?" Sweet asked.

"Well the king and his daughter don't exactly see eye to eye she seems to like us okay but the king eh I don't know I think he's hiding something" Milo said.

"Well if he's hiding something I want to know what it is" Rourke said.

"Someone needs to talk to that girl" Helga said.

"I will do it!" Mole said eagerly jumping and holding up his hand.

"Someone with good people skills" Vinny said.

"I will do it!" Mole said.

"Someone who won't scare her away" Sweet said.

"I volunteer!" Mole said.

"Someone who can speak the language" Packard said.

"For the good of the mission I will go!" Mole said.

"Someone at least this tall" Max said holding up his hand Mole tried to jump to the height.

"I can do it!"

"Good man Thatch thanks for volunteering" Rourke said.

"W-what?" Milo said as Mole burst out crying.

"Go get 'em tiger" Audrey said elbowing Milo.

"What did I miss?" Jason said seeing the crying Mole.